diff --git a/lcs/ctl/start.py b/lcs/ctl/start.py
index 88a8022..6a402b1 100644
--- a/lcs/ctl/start.py
+++ b/lcs/ctl/start.py
@@ -1,25 +1,39 @@
 import socket
 import sys
-from quixote.server.scgi_server import run
+
+import quixote.server.scgi_server
+import quixote.server.simple_server
 
 import publisher
 
 def start(args):
-    port = 3010
-    single_host = False
+    run_function = quixote.server.scgi_server.run
+    run_kwargs = {
+        'port': 3010,
+        'script_name': ''
+    }
 
     i = 0
     while i < len(args):
         if args[i] == '--port':
-            port = int(args[i+1])
+            run_kwargs['port'] = int(args[i+1])
             i += 1
         elif args[i] == '--extra':
             publisher.LcsPublisher.register_extra_dir(args[i+1])
             i += 1
+        elif args[i] == '--app-dir':
+            publisher.LcsPublisher.APP_DIR = args[i+1]
+            i += 1
+        elif args[i] == '--data-dir':
+            publisher.LcsPublisher.DATA_DIR = args[i+1]
+            i += 1
+        elif args[i] == '--http':
+            run_function = quixote.server.simple_server.run
+            del run_kwargs['script_name']
         i += 1
 
     try:
-        run(publisher.LcsPublisher.create_publisher, port=port, script_name = '')
+        run_function(publisher.LcsPublisher.create_publisher, **run_kwargs)
     except socket.error, e:
         if e[0] == 98:
             print >> sys.stderr, 'address already in use'